Oli’s big topic: The importance of family and the family name in Colombia

Putting you and yours first isn’t always a good thing. Photo: Gustavo Alves, Unsplash I read a strange story in El Heraldo while I was on...

1819 – 2019: 200 years of Colombia

The battle of Boyacá is seen as the end of the independence fights and start of 200 years of Colombia Colombia has had a rollercoaster 200 years...

Oli’s big Topic: NIMBY pamby – Not In My Back Yard!

Transmi on the Septima? A typical case of ' Not in my back yard ' Photo: !osk, Flickr This city suffers from a serious case of ' Not In My Back...

Rock al Parque 25 years: Deicide, Sodom and other highlights

Deicide was one of the stars of the weekend. Photo: Claudia Marcela Canizales Saldaña As Colombia celebrates 200 years of existence, Rock al...

Rock al Parque: 25 years young

Tokyo Ska at Rock al Parque in 2018. Photo: Claudia Canizales Saldaña The continent’s biggest free festival, Rock al Parque, has been going...

Instead of avoiding it, use translation tricks to improve your English

Photo: Romain Vignes, Unsplash If you’ve been told you should never translate when learning English, forget it…instead use your Spanish...

Rafting with the FARC in Colombia: Rafts of possibilities

The landscapes are perfect along the river Pato. Photos: Oli Pritchard Excombatientes are building a new tourism industry of rafting in...

Giro d’Italia 2019: Gladiators…ready!

Giro favourite ‘Superman’ López on his visit to the Cocuy mountain range last year. This year’s Giro d’Italia finishes in an old Roman...

Show us your papers

Do you trust a politician with a PhD more than one without? Photo: Caleb Woods, Unsplash An obsession over qualifications often misses the...

Happy Birthday Estéreo Picnic

The Irie Kingz chilling in ‘La Nevera’ de Bogotá. Photo: Alisson Cantor The capital’s leading independent festival is...